Bump it or dump it? Crocodiles - “Sunday”
Podcast: Ozmosis #18 (from 05.27.12)


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Look: Father John Misty’s “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings”

I’ve been meaning to post this video for, well, a couple months now. Sorry for the tardy. Father John Misty — aka Joshua Tillman, ex of Fleet Foxes — put out some really interesting stuff with “Fear Fun.” This is the lead single. I played it a while back (and have since played the second single, “I’m Writing a Novel.”) 

Anybody who is a fan of “Parks and Rec” is gonna love this video.

Worth repeating: Big Scary

Aussie band Big Scary has already made a name for itself down under, but it looks like the duo is the next band from the land of Crocodile Dundee to get a push here in the U.S. (see: Gotye). I played this song on last night’s show. I dig it and you might too.

It’s a free download, btw.

Ozmosis #18 - 05.27.12

OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz

9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM)
Streaming: newrock1041.fm 

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Show playlist: 05.27.12

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Jeff the Brotherhood - “Six Pack”
Pavement - “Cut Your Hair”
King Tuff - “Bad Things”
Pop ETC - “Keep It Your Own”
Yeasayer - “Henrietta”
Weezer - “El Scorcho”
Grandaddy - “A.M. 180”
Gary Clarke Jr. - “Bright Lights”
Big Scary - “Falling Away”
Guided by Voices - “Class Clown Spots a UFO”
Jawbreaker - “Accident Prone”

NOTES
- It was New Rock 104.1’s “Nothing But 90s” weekend — thus the throwback tracks.
- King Tuff plays at The Cellar Door in Visalia on 5/31.
- Weezer plays The Big Fresno Fair on 10/5.
- Gary Clarke Jr. is the Spinners Records “Spin of the Week” 

Tonight! Ozmosis goes ’90s … but still keeps it new and fresh.

Tonight is a new edition of Ozmosis on New Rock 104.1. New Rock is having its Nuthin’ but 90s weekend, so I’m giving the show a 90s spin with some indie rock of that era. Plus new stuff from Yeasayer, Gary Clark Jr, JEFF the Brotherhood, amongst others. Join me at 9 p.m.

Podcast: Ozmosis #17 (from 05.20.12)

I’m happy to announce that I’ll now be bringing you Ozmosis each week as a podcast. Here’s last week’s show, which is another of our New Music Advisory panels with the Spinners Records crew and Hammer from New Rock 104.1. Whether you missed the show or just want to hear it again, here it is. Of course, I prefer the latter. (p.s. the podcast will sometimes include songs that I hoped to get on the show, but didn’t make it because we ran out of time. Consider them podcast bonuses.)

Remember, new episodes of Ozmosis debut at 9 p.m. Sundays on New Rock 104.1.

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Ozmosis #17 - 05.20.12

OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz

9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM)
Streaming: newrock1041.fm 

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Show playlist: 05.20.12

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Soft White Sixties - “I Am”
Silversun Pickups - “Mean Spirit” 
RAC ft. Penguin Prison - “Hollywood”
Hot Water Music - “State of Grace”
Of Monsters & Men - “Mountain Sound”
Graveyard - “Ain’t Fit to Live Here”
The Neighbourhood - “Wires”
O’Brother - “Lo”
Beach House - “Wild”
Morning Teleportation - “Expanding Anyway”
Winterside - “Nothing is Anything”
The Phenominal Handclap Band - “Radio Girls” 

NOTES
- Soft White Sixties played at Audie’s Olympic on 5/20
- Morning Teleportation plays at The Cellar Door on 5/22 
- Graveyard’s “Ain’t Fit to Live Here” is the Spinners Records Spin of the Week
- The show was another New Music Advisory Panel w/ the Spinners Records crew and Hammer from New Rock 104.1

Ozmosis #16 - 05.13.12

OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz

9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM)
Streaming: newrock1041.fm 

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Show playlist: 05.13.12

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Chappo - “Come Home”
Passion Pit - “Take a Walk”
Japanaroids - “The House That Heaven Built”
Purity Ring - “Obedear”
Sahab - “Dastaneh Leyli o Majnun”
Black Keys - “Howlin For You” 
Jenny Lewis - “Pretty Bird”
Father John Misty - “I’m Writing a Novel”
Atlas Genius - “Trojan”
Rachel Platten - “Don’t Care What Time It Is”
Reptar - “Sebastian” 

SHOW NOTES
- Black Keys’ “Howlin’ For You” is the Spinners Records Spin of the Week
- Sahab is a cool indie-electro local artist. Check him out, out of towners. “Dastahen ..” is available for free download.
- Jenny Lewis is playing on 6/17 at College of the Sequoias Theatre. [Tickets]
- Rachel Platten plays 5/16 at Fulton 55. [Tickets]

Ozmosis promo for 05.13.12

Ozmosis #15 - 05.06.12

OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz

9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM)
Streaming: newrock1041.fm 

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Show playlist: 05.06.12

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Metric - “Youth Without Youth”
AB & The Sea - “California Feeling”
Honey Brothers - “Green & Gold”
The Walkmen - “Heaven”
Norah Jones - “Say Goodbye”
Zero 7 ft. MF Doom - “Somersault” (Danger Mouse remix) 
The Piecemakers - “I Hope to Remember”
Pop ETC - “Halfway to Heaven”
Twin Shadow - “Five Seconds”
L.A. - “Over and Over”

SHOW NOTES
- Guests: Roque & Bryan from Fresno’s Swede Fest film festival (happening 5/24)
- A B & The Sea play 5/8 at Fulton 55. 
- The Piecemakers are a local band. “I Hope to Remember” is their new single.
- Concert announcement: Twin Shadow returns to The Cellar Door in Visalia on 8/24. Tickets on sale 5/11. 

Ozmosis #15 - 05.06.12 by Mike Osegueda on Grooveshark

Frebbys Revisited: Mike Oz

frebbyawards:


We’ve caught up with the 2010 and 2011 Frebby winners to ask about the status of their projects and what they’ve been up to since their big Frebby wins. First up is last year’s winner Mike Oz from The Fresno Beehive:

Frebby Winner 2011
Category: Information

What’s the latest news or progress with your Frebby-winning project?
Me and the Beehive keep chugging along, documenting the usual going-ons in our community, and the fun stuff that pops up — be they porn controversies at Fresno State or bike polo tournaments. We’re totally in event mode right now. Beehive Birthday 7 was a couple weeks ago and was a lot of fun. Next we have our Great Fresno Tweetup #4 with the Fresno Grizzlies. It’s happening May 3rd and I’m busy devising fun ideas for that.

What else have you been working on?
This year I made myself a list of goals. One of them was to create a video series, so I’m slowly trying to my 7Qs series running. I’m not a video expert, so I’m getting better at filming/editing with each episode. I’m also doing a radio show on New Rock 104.1 now. It’s called Ozmosis and airs at 9 p.m. Sundays. I play local music, bands coming to town and general indie rock songs that I like and that aren’t generally on the radio. Just like I’m doing on the Beehive, I’m encouraging Fresnans to widen their horizons.

Who’s doing Frebby-worthy things on the web right now?
I think all the GottaLoveFresno.com content creators are putting out some fun projects. I get a kick out of their shows, and I like the local web expanding in that direction. More original content is always great, and it’s nice that someone (finally) put a little money behind the people in town who have proven to produce it well.

Does your Frebby have a nickname?
It didn’t. Until this question. Now I’ve dubbed it Frederick Frebby. Sounds distinguished, right?

What are three alternate uses for a Frebby?
CD rack. Water bottle holder. Beanie rack.
Worth repeating: Jake Bugg

Got some good reason about this song that was on last week’s edition of Ozmosis. Jake Bugg is a 17-year-old singer/songwriter from the UK. Nice talent here. 

Do you dig?

Ozmosis #14 — 04.29.12

OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz

9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM)
Streaming: newrock1041.fm 

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Show playlist: 04.29.12

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The Mynabirds - “Generals”
Jack White - “I’m Shakin’ “
Imaginary Cities - “Say You”
Jake Bugg - “Trouble Town”
Fiona Apple - “Every Single Night”
Adventure Gallery - “Weekend Lovers”
The Neighbourhood - “Female Robbery”
Led Er Est - “Kaiyo Maru”
Husky - “History’s Door”
Heavy Young Heathens - “Joey Lawrence of Arabia”
Girl in a Coma - “Smart”
Bad Veins - “Dancing on TV”

SHOW NOTES
- Adventure Gallery plays at Audie’s Olympic on 5/3.
-  ”Kaiyo Maru” is our Spin of the Week from Spinners Records
-  Heavy Young Heathens are Fresno natives.

Ozmosis #14 - 04.29.12 by Mike Osegueda on Grooveshark

Ozmosis #13 - 04.22.12

OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz

9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM)
Streaming: newrock1041.fm 

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Show playlist: 04.22.12

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Maniac - “Pride of Lions”
Stephie Coplan & The Pedestrians - “Take Me Back to the Suburbs”
La Sera - “I Can’t Keep You in My Heart”
Bright Light Social Hour - “Bare Hands, Bare Feet”
Maps & Atlases - “Be Three Years Old”
Devin - “Masochist”
Mean Jeans - “Hangin’ Tuff”
Dancing Heals - “Live & Learn”
Young Hines - “Give Me My Change”
Lance Canales & The Flood - “Goody Bird”
Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s - “Arvydas Sabonis”
Sydney Wayser - “Wolf Eyes” 
Metronomy - “The Look” 

SHOW NOTES
- Mean Jeans - “Hangin’ Tuff” is the Spinners Records Spin of the Week
- Bright Light Social Hour plays 4/26 at Fulton 55
- “Goody Bird” is from local band Lance Canales & The Flood’s new album, “Elixir.” 

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